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Elliot Page has opened up about how his “secret” relationship with an unnamed actor involved him literally hiding in a closet so as not to be seen by hotel staff.
The actor released his memoir Pageboy earlier this week. The book tells the story of his life, career and gender transition and includes accounts of several romantic relationships.
Before his transition, he came out as gay.
A section of the autobiography focuses on a relationship with an actress who was considered to have come straight into the world, although she was romantically involved with Page prior to his transition.
In a profile interview with The Guardian published on Saturday (June 10), the secret relationship was described as being kept so secret that Page literally had to hide in a closet when room service was brought to the actor’s hotel room .
Page only refers to the actor as “Ryan” and doesn’t confirm if the actor is still “top secret.”
“No, I wouldn’t call it that,” he explains. “I gave it to Ryan to read and it was another example of the first time you could really talk about things and now we’re friends again.”
When asked if he knew if Ryan was worried people would try to guess her identity, Page admitted he wasn’t sure.
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“I don’t know what she thinks deep down about it. I understand that people will be curious. She can’t care because people figure things out.”
In the book, the 36-year-old Juno star also opens up about his previously secret relationship with his 2006 film co-star Olivia Thirlby.
Page described Thirlby as “sexually open” compared to herself and said that after admitting their attraction to one another, they “started having sex all the time: in her hotel room, in our trailers at work, once in a tiny one.” , private room in a restaurant.” “.
He also mentioned that he was in a relationship with House of Cards star Kate Mara while she was with a boyfriend, actor Max Minghella.